Shamu Surname
Approximately 8,469 people bear this surname
Shamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,561 | 1:3,385 | 263 |
| India | 1,688 | 1:454,423 | 23,425 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| Pakistan | 118 | 1:1,513,931 | 16,403 |
| Afghanistan | 117 | 1:274,814 | 4,496 |
| Botswana | 116 | 1:18,853 | 3,768 |
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Namibia | 28 | 1:86,050 | 7,998 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Shamu (12,497) may also be a first name.
Shamu Demographics
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Shamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamu (Bengali: শামু, Hindi: शामू, Marathi: शामू, Oriya: ଶାମୁ, Russian: Шаму, Tibetan: ཤ་མུག་) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamu? popularity and diffusion
Shamu is the 59,579th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 860,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Shamu live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shamu is also the 52,721st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 12,497 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,561 people, or 1 in 3,385. In Zimbabwe Shamu is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 31 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside.
Shamu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shamu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.13% less than the national average, earning R 113,748 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.72% more than the national average, earning $65,440 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤ་མུག་ | shamuk | - |
| Shamu in the Bengali language | ||
| শামু | samu | 78.57 |
| সামু | samu | 14.29 |
| শ্যামু | syamu | 7.14 |
| Shamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାମୁ | samu | 78.33 |
| ଶମୁ | samu | 13.33 |
| ଶଯ୍ାମୁ | sayamu | 3.33 |
| ସାମୁ | samu | 3.33 |
| ଶମୂ | samu | 1.67 |
| Shamu in the Hindi language | ||
| शामू | samu | 69.82 |
| शामु | samu | 15.29 |
| शमू | samu | 8.16 |
| शमु | samu | 5.83 |
| श्यामू | syamu | 0.21 |
| सामू | samu | 0.14 |
| शम्ू | samu | 0.14 |
| शमुु | samuu | 0.07 |
| शानू | sanu | 0.07 |
| सामु | samu | 0.07 |
| शमाु | samau | 0.07 |
| शमा | sama | 0.07 |
| Shamu in the Marathi language | ||
| शामू | samu | 47.17 |
| शामु | samu | 46.47 |
| शमु | samu | 2.33 |
| शमू | samu | 1.61 |
| रामू | ramu | 0.41 |
| दामु | damu | 0.21 |
| रामु | ramu | 0.15 |
| धम | dhama | 0.15 |
| यामु | yamu | 0.12 |
| शम | sama | 0.11 |
| दामू | damu | 0.09 |
| नामू | namu | 0.06 |
| शाहु | sahu | 0.06 |
| नामु | namu | 0.06 |
| साहु | sahu | 0.05 |
| सदु | sadu | 0.05 |
| सशमू | sasamu | 0.05 |
| शाम | sama | 0.05 |
| िभमू | ibhamu | 0.03 |
| हादू | hadu | 0.03 |
| शामा | sama | 0.03 |
| यामू | yamu | 0.03 |
| सामु | samu | 0.03 |
| सोमु | somu | 0.03 |
| शाहू | sahu | 0.03 |
| सानू | sanu | 0.02 |
| शंफ़ू | samfu | 0.02 |
| शयामू | sayamu | 0.02 |
| सदू | sadu | 0.02 |
| शामु़ | samu | 0.02 |
| सादू | sadu | 0.02 |
| सायु | sayu | 0.02 |
| शालू | salu | 0.02 |
| झामू | jhamu | 0.02 |
| सहादू | sahadu | 0.02 |
| शमुु | samuu | 0.02 |
| सचु | sacu | 0.02 |
| धमुर् | dhamur | 0.02 |
| सामू | samu | 0.02 |
| कामु | kamu | 0.02 |
| हमू | hamu | 0.02 |
| शनू | sanu | 0.02 |
| अशमु | asamu | 0.02 |
| समु | samu | 0.02 |
| Shamu in the Russian language | ||
| Шаму | samu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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